Cheap Auto Liability Only Insurance in Pennsylvania

October 13, 2009 by maricar · Leave a Comment
Filed under: Liability Insurance 

Reader’s Question:

I’m looking for a cheap auto insurance company that could provide me with liability insurance only.

Donna

Philadelphia PA

Finding a Pennsylvania cheap insurance company will take a little asking around and some research on your own. The first thing you can do is to ask your family, friends and the people you work with if they can point you to a Pennsylvania cheap insurance company. You can get additional feedback from them regarding their insurers’ reliability in terms of providing the coverage when you need it. You will also know from asking what insurance company will likely come up most often and the reason why it is so. Aside from asking, you should do some research by getting a business directory for your place and draw up a list of all the names you will find there. From that list, you can call each one for quotes to see which among the companies are offering cheap premium rates.

Another way of finding a Pennsylvania cheap insurance company is to go online and check out each one. In each website, the insurer will likely advertise the different rates and discount schemes they have for a particular period. Moreover, the websites are also equipped with online calculators that you can use to quickly compute for insurance rates. When you have an idea of their offerings, you will be able to ascertain which ones are offering cheap premiums.

What Car Makes and Models Affect Auto Insurance Rates?

 

December 1, 2008 by maricar · Leave a Comment
Filed under: Insurance Questions 

Reader’s Question:

Hello there. I hear the type of car you have can affect the auto insurance rates you pay. Can anyone give me some tips? I’m planning to buy a nice new car soon.

Alex

Philadelphia, PA

Hey there, Alex! I’m sure you’re all excited to get your new car. Sometimes, it’s real easy to get carried away when you’re looking to buy the car you have always dreamed of. Still, unless you’re swimming in money, it would be best to choose a practical vehicle as the auto insurance costs for the lavish cars almost always comes with a high price tag.

If you want to walk on the safe side, I suggest you buy a car that isn’t so expensive to insure. Veer away from the vehicles that cost a lot to repair. Also stay away from cars that are favorites of car thieves. You can check out the car’s safety ratings as this will also affect the auto insurance prices that you pay. You can even get discounts for having additional safety and anti-theft devices installed. If this isn’t your first car, maybe you can ask your auto insurance company for a discount as you will be insuring multiple cars with them. You will need all the discounts you can get to ensure that you can buy enough coverage for your car. In general, you would need more coverage for a new car as it is more expensive to repair or replace. So do shop around online and get your free auto insurance quotes. Happy car shopping!

Can I Lie To My Auto Insurance Company About Where My Car is Parked?

 

October 22, 2008 by maricar · Leave a Comment
Filed under: Insurance Questions 

Reader’s Question:

I live in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and it is really not cheap to park your car here so I garaged my vehicle in my girlfriend’s house in the suburbs. Is it legal if I change my zip code (where the vehicle is parked) in my car insurance information.

Sam

Philadelphia, PA

The place where the vehicle is garaged is typically where you live majority of the time regardless of where you garage your vehicle occasionally. Even though you use your girlfriend’s garaging address to keep your vehicle, you likely still need to operate the car to where you live, by using your automobile on a regular basis. So your residential address would be the similar as your garaging address.

Insurance carrier’s guidelines can vary though so I would recommend that you speak with your insurance carrier to know what rules they have for garaging addresses. If how you are garaging the automobile is acceptable to them and permitted according to their rules and guidelines then you may be able to use the garaging address.

If the insurance carrier does not allow this, you might think about shopping around for car insurance and obtaining auto insurance rates from other insurance companies to check if you can get cheaper premiums in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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How Much Will My Auto Insurance Company Pay If My Car Is Totalled?

 

October 17, 2008 by maricar · Leave a Comment
Filed under: Insurance Questions 

Reader’s Question:

My sister was berating me why I bothered on getting comprehensive auto insurance. I have told her the many benefits and she seems convinced. She was even surprised to find out that my auto insurance  will pay for my car if it was stolen or totaled. She asked how much I’d get for the car if this happens and this was one question I can’t answer. How much, indeed?

Cynthia

Levittown PA

Hello, Cynthia, how nice of you to advocate the advantages of getting comprehensive auto insurance. Like your sister, there are many others who do not feel the need to get comprehensive auto insurance and end up having to suffer the effects of a vehicular accident or theft or similar unfortunate events involving the vehicle.

If your vehicle is totaled or stolen, your comprehensive auto insurance will pay you its fair market value in Levittown Pennsylvania PA. To get your car’s fair market value, you should look around and see how much a similar car would cost in Levittown Pennsylvania PA. When you do this, be sure to factor in the make and model of your car, mileage, and how long it’s been used so that you can get a fairly accurate estimate of its fair market value. This will be a considerable sum but if it is still on loan, the amount will be somewhat less than your loan balance. This is the time for gap insurance to come in. Gap insurance will pay for that difference and will enable you to use your money in getting another car. If by any chance you are interested in gap insurance, you get free quotes from this site by entering your zip code.

Good that you have turned your sister into a believer. The world needs many others like you and your sister!